Ben Kindel

Pittsburgh Penguins·C·#81

Position: Centre
Age: 19Apr 19, 2007
Height: 5'11"180 cm
Weight: 183 lbs83 kg
Shoots: Right
Born: Coquitlam, BC, CAN
Nationality: CAN
Draft: 2025 · Round 1 · 11th overall · PIT

GP13

PTS6

+/--9

S%10.7%

TOI/GP17:03

GWG0

OTG—

SHG0

PPP1

Ben Kindel, Pittsburgh Penguins centre, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

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Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

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Career

Born in Coquitlam, BC, CAN · Draft: 2025 · Round 1, pick 11 (#11 overall) · PIT · 2 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 88
G: 20
A: 21
PTS: 41
+/-: -10

Playoffs

GP: 6
G: 0
A: 0
PTS: 0
+/-: -4

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-31	@ MTL	0	0	0	-1	3	16:48
2026-10-29	vs UTA	1	1	2	1	2	16:32
2026-10-19	@ UTA	0	0	0	0	1	18:53
2026-10-17	@ VGK	0	0	0	-1	4	15:37
2026-10-16	@ COL	0	0	0	-1	2	14:57

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Hits7#497 of 659
Hits per game0.54#497 of 659
Hits per 601.89#495 of 659
Blocked shots6#438 of 659
Takeaways4#177 of 659
Giveaways11#266 of 659

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)3.43#150 of 659
Expected goals per 600.93#109 of 659
Goals above expected-0.43#395 of 659
xG per shot (shot quality)0.084#199 of 659
High-danger shots14#127 of 659

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)54.4%#128 of 659
Corsi relative to team+3.1%#162 of 659
Fenwick (unblocked share)53.0%#199 of 659
PDO at 5v50.865#644 of 659
Offensive zone starts60.4%#110 of 659
Time on ice per game17:04#277 of 659

Ranks among 659 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

42.4%

Won–Lost

50–68

118 taken

League rank

#116

of 125 (100+ FO)

By zone

Offensive zone37.2% · 16/43
Neutral zone36.4% · 16/44
Defensive zone58.1% · 18/31

By situation

Even strength41.5% · 44/106
Power play100.0% · 1/1
Shorthanded45.5% · 5/11

Game LogLast 10 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 8	@ LAK	0	1	1	2	2	16:19	W
Nov 6	BOS	0	0	0	-3	0	18:07	L
Nov 4	VGK	0	0	0	-1	0	14:32	L
Oct 31	@ MTL	0	0	0	-1	3	16:48	L
Oct 29	UTA	1	1	2	1	3	16:32	L
Oct 20	@ UTA	0	0	0	0	1	18:53	L
Oct 18	@ VGK	0	0	0	-1	4	15:37	L
Oct 17	@ COL	0	0	0	-1	2	14:57	L
Oct 14	@ CHI	0	0	0	-2	2	17:05	L
Oct 10	DAL	0	0	0	0	2	19:28	W

Show all 14 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 8	@ LAK	0	1	1	2	2	16:19	W
Nov 6	BOS	0	0	0	-3	0	18:07	L
Nov 4	VGK	0	0	0	-1	0	14:32	L
Oct 31	@ MTL	0	0	0	-1	3	16:48	L
Oct 29	UTA	1	1	2	1	3	16:32	L
Oct 20	@ UTA	0	0	0	0	1	18:53	L
Oct 18	@ VGK	0	0	0	-1	4	15:37	L
Oct 17	@ COL	0	0	0	-1	2	14:57	L
Oct 14	@ CHI	0	0	0	-2	2	17:05	L
Oct 10	DAL	0	0	0	0	2	19:28	W
Oct 9	@ CBJ	0	0	0	0	3	17:19	L
Oct 7	@ WSH	0	1	1	1	2	19:36	L
Oct 5	WPG	1	1	2	1	2	18:37	L
Oct 3	MTL	1	0	1	-3	5	14:18	W

Career Arc

2 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG	PPA
2026-27	PIT	11	3	3	6	-5	2	28	10.7	17:12	1	0
2025-26	PIT	77	17	18	35	-5	18	151	11.3	15:04	4	6

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Ben Kindel

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

Career

Advanced stats 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Faceoffs · 2026–27

By zone

By situation

Game LogLast 10 games

Career Arc

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